Aztec Sacrifice

(3) Who was Huitzilopochtli?

• the sun god

• the moon god

• the emperor

• the head priest

(4) (True or False) Aztecs would volunteer to be sacrificed.

• True

• False

(4) (True or False) Prisoners were also sacrifice victims.

• True

• False

(5) How were the sacrifice victims dressed?

• as jaguars

• as gods

• as conquistadors

• as eagles

(6) What happened on important calendar dates?

• festivals

• animal sacrifices

• human sacrifice

• sporting games

(6) What happened at harvest time?

• corn rituals

• a jaguar sacrifice

• a Thanksgiving feast

• cannibalsim

(7) What was the first step of the sacrifice process?

• Cut off the head.

• Cut out the heart.

• Throw the body down the pyramid.

• Cut off the fingers and toes.

(7) After cutting out the heart, what did they do with the body?

• Eat the skin.

• Shoot it with arrows.

• Burn it.

• Kick it down the pyramid so blood would spill out.

(7) Once the body reached the bottom, it was decapitated, dismembered, and _________.

• burnt

• stacked up

• salted

• distributed

(8) (Yes or No) Kids were sacrificed as well.

• Yes

• No